[Magdalen] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

[Grace Cangialosi]

IAN David, but I remember an interesting situation with a young man in a parish I was serving years ago. He'd been baptized in the Methodist Church as a baby, then became a Mormon and had to undergo their form of baptism. Finally he saw the light (!) and became an Episcopalian. But before he could be received, the priest told him he would have to be baptized yet again, presumably to counter the effects of the Mormon baptism.  I've always thought that was strange, but that particular priest is a real stickler for the letter of the law, so to speak, so it didn't really surprise me.
The young man in question is now an Episcopal priest.

> On Apr 16, 2016, at 4:31 PM, "Lynn Ronkainen" <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
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> David Strang>Can one join up with another faith and somehow slip away from previous baptism?
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> In the pub that's a discussion point. In the current public/political arena? a hot talking point I'd imagine <GDR>
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> Lynn
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> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
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>> In a message dated 4/16/2016 4:25:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
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>> Lew  Alcindor>>>>>>>>>>>
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>> This is his baptismal name.  It brings up that line from the  Baptismal
>> Liturgy to the effect that the baptized "....is Christ's own  forever."
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>> Therefore, can one be unbaptized?  Can one join up with another
>> faith and somehow slip away from previous baptism?
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>> David Strang
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